May 24, 2026
Jackets end season 11-1 after a strong start against stampeding Longhorns
BI-DISTRICT BLOWOUT- Senior Tate Wagner, junior Eli Weatherly, and senior Bryce Davis line up prior to a snap last Friday against Knippa in Rocksprings. The Jackets mercy-ruled the Rockcrushers 62-0 by the half. Playoff week 2 sees Menard face Gordon, the reigning state champion of Class A, Div. 1. See area round playoff info below or on page 8. Nora Davis, photo.
10-0 district champs ready for Knippa in bi-dist. game this Friday
ALL SMILES from Danni Ruiz and Taytum Chambless after their respective 3rd and 29th placings at the state track meet last Friday. Courtesy photo.
SOPHOMORE SWARM- Mack Davis (#8), Marlee Salas (#5), and Kade Bannowsky (#21), all sophomores, zero in on an Angora ballcarrier in Rocksprings last week. The 48-44 non-district win provided valuable opportunities for the team's talented underclassmen to gain some quality playing time. A win for the undefeated Jackets in Eden this Friday will claim the outright district championship to finalize the regular season. See additional football photos on page 8. Photo by Nora Davis.
BRYCE DAVIS rustles up some trouble for a Nueces Canyon player last Friday at home.
LOTS OF ACTION going on during Menard's 63-12 win over Nueces Canyon last Friday. Pictured blocking a Panther extra point is Hunter Squiers (#0), Benjamin Burch (#26), Maddox Saiz (#11), and Korbin Squiers in the back (#15). Nora Davis, photo.
RUIZ
Menard 8U flag football team the “Steelers” competed in the Brady Youth Sports Organization league. Pictured (l to r) Luis Villanueva, Jackson Smith, Chase Ross, Lincoln Wallace (front), Carter Tipton, Easton Wallace, Haiden Hand. Coaches Cooper Tipton and Jacob Hand.